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Grace imitates modesty, as politeness imitates kindness.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Imitates
Politeness
Modesty
Kindness
Grace

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Fate and necessity are unconquerable.
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Think of the ills from which you are exempt.
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Let your cry be for free souls rather than for freedom. Moral liberty is the only important liberty.
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Of what delights are we deprived by our excesses!
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Let us be men with men, and always children before God for in His eyes we are but children. Old age itself, in presence of eternity, is but the first moment of a morning.
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Our worries always come from our weaknesses.
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It would be next to impossible to discover a handsome woman who was not also a vain woman.
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We should always keep a corner of our heads open and free, that we may make room for the opinions of our friends. Let us have heart and head hospitality.
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Education should be gentle and stern, not cold and lax.
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The soul paints itself in our machines.
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Tenderness is the rest of passion.
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